Tag: Harvard University Center for AIDS Research

  • Nation & World

    When parasites catch viruses

    Researchers have found that a protozoan parasite causing an STD that affects a quarter of a million people yearly is fueled in part by its own viral symbiont. Antibiotics that simply kill the parasite are not the solution.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The immune system and HIV

    Researchers gather to share information about the latest advances in understanding how the oldest part of the body’s immune system might help in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Death by denial

    Session examines harm done by those who, fueled by the Internet and selective evidence, say AIDS is not caused by the HIV virus.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    NIH renews Harvard Center for AIDS Research grant for another five years

    The National Institutes of Health has renewed for five years – and $18.1 million – the funding for the Harvard University Center for AIDS Research (Harvard CFAR). Harvard is one…

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    AIDS research symposium details advances

    Harvard AIDS researchers detailed recent advances in the fight against the ongoing global pandemic, including new vaccine strategies, insights into the disease’s progression in the world’s hardest-hit regions, and new knowledge about the body’s immune response against infection.

    3 minutes